Carburetor



(No Model.)

J. T. GUTHRIE. Garburxeter.

No. 238,386. Patented March 1,1881.

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JAMES T. GUTHRIE, OF LEESBURG, OHIO.

CARBURETOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,386, dated March 1,1881.

Application filed October 2, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES T. GUTHRIE, of Leesburg, in the county ofHighland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Gas-Generators 5 and I do hereby declare thefollowing'to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in carburetors; and it consistsin the peculiar construction of parts, whereby air is pumped into theair-holder, from whence it passes, under pressure, through two or morechambers which are filled with alternate layers of sponge and cottonwhich have been saturated with gasoline, and thence through a purifierto the burners.

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of my invention. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the chambers which are filled with cotton and sponge and apurifying compound. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken at right anglesto Fig. 1.

A represents the cistern, which is to be filled with water to anydesired extent, and B is the air-holder, which is filled with air to anydesired pressure by means of the air-pump 0 through the bent pipe D.Upon the top of this air-holder is formed a gas-generator, whichconsists of a top chamber, E, into which the gasoline or othergas-making substance is poured, and from which chamber the gasolinepasses, through a pipe provided with a stop-cock, into the chamber Fjustbelow it. This chamber F has a perforated bottom, Gr, so that when thegasoline is poured into the chamber it will be equally distributed overthe two chambers H I just below it. These two chambers 11 I areseparated by means of a partition, P, from each other, and each one ofthem is filled with alternate layers of sponge and cotton, or otherabsorbent material, which will absorb the gasoline as it is dropped uponit from the chamber F. These two chambers have perforated bottoms L, andare placed just above the air-chambers N, into which the air passes fromthe air-holder (No model.)

through the pipes O. The air passes upward through the pipes 0 into theouter air-chamber, H, from which it passes through the perforatedbottom, up through the saturated sponge and cotton, and then over thepartition P, down through the sponge and cotton in the inner chamberinto the inner air-chambe and from this inner air-chamberthe air passesup through the perforated bottom of the purifying-chamber R, which isfilled with charcoal and gumcamphor. This charcoal and camphor serves topurify the gas and to rob it of odors of all kinds, so that a perfectlyodorless gas is produced. After the gas is passed up through thepurifying compounds and the perforated plate which is placed upon theirtop, the gas passes down through the pipe S, which is connected, bymeans of a suitable rubber tube, with the gas pipes and burners. Therubber tube is used for connecting this pipe S with the gas-pipe, sothat the movement of the air-holder will not be interfered with as itrises and falls in the cistern. This pipe S, and the pipe which connectsthe air-pump with the air-holder, are provided with suitable stop-cocks,for the purpose of controlling the flow of air and gas at will. Anygasoline which may not have been vaporized by the passage of air over orthrough it will be caught in the pipe T, which extends outside of thegenerator, and from which it can be drawn off at any time.

Secured to the cistern and extending any suitable distance above its topare suitable guides, U, for controlling the movement of the generator.

By means of the construction above described the gas produced fromgasoline is purified to such an extent that a beautiful clearilluminating-flame is produced and an ever-steady light.

As soon as the air-holder is filled with air, the weight of theair-holder will cause an even, steady flow of air through the saturatedsponge and cotton, and a flame is produced which will not vary in sizeas long as there is any air left in the holder. 7

Having thus described my invention, I claim- In a gas-generator, thecombination of an air-forcing apparatus, a chamber, B, to hold Intestimony that I claim the foregoing I the air under pressure, the pipesO, the two have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of chambers H I, theair-chambers N, the cen- September, 1880.

tral purifying-chamber, It, and the conduct- JAMES 'l. GUTHRIE. ing-pipeS, the chambers H I being filled with Witnesses:

a substance that is saturated with gasoline, J. F. LAZENBY,

substantially as shown. J. S. STARN.

